Pakistan complete ODI series sweep over minnows ZimbabweBULAWAYO: Pakistan completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 131-run win on Sunday in the fifth and final match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. On another record-setting day for the visitor...
Breaking records in a series against ‘babes of cricket’On Sunday, 22 July 2018, Pakistan added another ‘feather to their cap’ when they scored their 7th five-match series clean sweep by beating a lowly and hapless Zimbabwe team 5-0 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe....
Proteas sent spinning towards defeat as Sri Lanka sense sweepCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s formidable battery of tireless spinners bowled them to within five wickets of a 2-0 series sweep over South Africa as the tourists continued to struggle against the turning ball i...
Bangladesh clamps down on players to lift squadDHAKA: Bangladesh plans to crack down on players who use “pretexts” to avoid playing domestic first-class cricket in an effort to boost its woeful Test squad, an official said Sunday. Bangladesh have...
Bancroft cleared of serious injury after being hit in throatSYDNEY: Former Australia opener Cameron Bancroft has been cleared of serious injury and released from hospital in Darwin after he nicked a delivery into his throat on Saturday. Bancroft, who was banne...
Sri Lanka suspends Gunathilaka from internationalsCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka all-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the sport’s national governing body, pending an inquiry into...
Hamilton retakes Formula One lead with ‘miracle’ victory in GermanyHOCKENHEIM: Lewis Hamilton went from 14th to first to seize a “miracle” German Grand Prix victory for Mercedes on Sunday and retake the Formula One championship lead from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, w...
Cort Nielsen takes win, Thomas in yellow ahead of rest dayCARCASSONNE: Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen claimed victory on the Tour de France when he prevailed in a three-man sprint at the end of a long breakaway in the 15th stage on Sunday. The Astana rider wa...
Don’t compare me to Bolt, says Jamaica’s BloomfieldLONDON: Akeem Bloomfield announced himself as the latest “next big thing” from Jamaica when he broke 20 seconds for the first time to win the London Diamond League 200 metres on Sunday but immediately...
Molinari plots course through the mayhem to win titleCARNOUSTIE: Francesco Molinari kept the coolest head in Carnoustie as he plotted a steady course through a wild afternoon of nailbiting tension at the British Open on Sunday to become the first Italia...
Tokyo unveils Miraitowa and Someity as 2020 mascotsTOKYO: The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in the Japanese capital on Sunday. The Olympic mascot, a blue-checked pointy-eared figure, was named as...
Miami Formula One Grand Prix pushed back to 2020HOCKENHEIM: Formula One has given up on the possibility of having a grand prix in Miami next year and the focus is now on 2020, sources close to the matter were quoted as saying on Sunday. The Florida...
German soccer star Ozil defends Erdogan photoBERLIN: German soccer international Mesut Ozil defended on Sunday a photograph in which he was pictured beaming with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, saying he was merely respecting the highest polit...
Stenson set to disappoint Swedish fans over clash of eventsCARNOUSTIE: Henrik Stenson has hinted he will bring a frown to a host of faces in his native Sweden next month by defending the Wyndham Championship title in North Carolina rather than going to the No...
Napoli chief accuses Sarri of trying to ‘dismantle’ squad after Chelsea moveNAPLES: Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has said that former manager Maurizio Sarri tried to “dismantle” the Italian team’s squad by signing their players for his new club Chelsea. Sarri coache...
Manchester City keeper Hart eager for permanent move after two loansLONDON: Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart says his next move needs to be permanent after two loan spells away from the Premier League club, with the England international saying “there’s no league I...